Yeah great game,watched it in the Cow,left 5 mins before the end,was half expecting to get in pub
and find we'd lost 2-3...

Just watched Scotland France,was pretty good to,not a classic but exciting...
Think England have the beating of these 2 hopefully..
Looks like maybe a Title decider against the Irish at Twickenham on St Patricks day..

Jones plays with a more defensive full back because he has two playmakers at 10 & 12.

Sarries for example play with the expressive Goode at fullback because they have Farrell at 12 and stoppers at center.

I think Jones is doing a fantastic job particularly in light of the limp wristed capitulations witnessed under Stuart Lancaster. I'd have liked to see Cipriani involved but he seems to have the team running creative lines and offloads and Slade appears to be his creative understudy.

I watch far more club rugby than football and I don't see a huge depth at scrum half and am certainly of the opinion that Youngs & Care are the best available.

I'm looking forward to seeing Kyle Sinkler more involved and having watched the U20's on Friday I am incredibly impressed with the next generation particularly the hooker and two wingers.

My only area of concern is openside where I'm not convinced we contest the breakdown quickly enough but all in all it's a brilliant time to be an England rugby fan.

Well said Gonzo. 'Safety first' doesn't win you 24 out of 25, nor does it get you a 3 zip clean sweep of the Wallabies.
This is easily the best, and more importantly, most well coached side since England won the World Cup.
What Jones has done with pretty much the same set of players that Lancaster had is deeply impressive.

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Neville Bartos wrote:Well said Gonzo. 'Safety first' doesn't win you 24 out of 25, nor does it get you a 3 zip clean sweep of the Wallabies.
This is easily the best, and more importantly, most well coached side since England won the World Cup.
What Jones has done with pretty much the same set of players that Lancaster had is deeply impressive.

It is mate and aside from the technical stuff already mentioned Jones is a no-nonsense leader. You can see that there is a fire in his belly and a real focus about him which is in stark contrast to Gareth Southgate and the football team.

The NFL are desperately trying to shoe-horn a European franchise over here and have been for some time but whilst there are 4 quarters, constant breaks in play and two completely different sets of players on the field depending on who's attacking and defending it will never catch on.

Also the fact that the ball can travel forwards 1 yard and then the play stops is a massive hindrance over here where we are used to someone being able to pick the ball up and carry on running.